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HIS 221: Canadian History, Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
8. Examine the Acadian expulsion and resulting Cajun culture in Louisiana. What stories can be told from this time? What were the effects on Canada? On the United States?
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HIS 221: Canadian History, Pre-Confederation (to 1867): 8. Examine the Acadian expulsion and resulting Cajun culture in Louisiana. What stories can be told from this time? What were the effects on Canada? On the United States?
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Sources for Topics 1-8
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1. What was the role of slavery in New France?
2. Explain the migration of Black loyalists to Canada after the American Revolution. Why did they come? What was their experience in Canada? What was the “back to Africa” movement?
3. What was Canada’s role in the Underground Railroad?
4. What are the origins of the RCMP in Canada? How has the force changed since its inception?
5. When did the Klondike Gold Rush begin? What was its impact on the Yukon Territory?
6. Who was Joseph Brant? How has the historical memory of his role in Canadian history changed over time? What is his ‘legacy’?
7. Who won the war of 1812?
8. Examine the Acadian expulsion and resulting Cajun culture in Louisiana. What stories can be told from this time? What were the effects on Canada? On the United States?
Sources for Topics 9-16
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9. What happened to the Jesuits in Canada after the British conquest?
10. Examine a current movement (last ten years) to take down/deface a statue featuring a historical character in Canada. Why is there pressure to remove it? What does this reveal about the person themselves, and/or the way we perceive history and historic
11. What was the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701? How did it impact the future of the Haudenosaunee people in Canada?
12. Examine the history of names and naming of indigenous people in Canada. Why have so many different names been used? What are the origins of different names? Why do we use certain names now, in 2020? What does this reflect about Canadian history, memor
13. How popular was the temperance movement in Canada? Did it have any lasting effects?
14. Choose a historical treaty between the government and an Indigenous nation and examine the process of how the treaty was negotiated, written, and legislated. What were the effects on Indigenous people? How did the terms of the treaty change over time?
15. Who were the filles du roi? What was their role in the shaping of New France? What can we learn about Canadian women’s history and gender roles from their experiences?
16. Examine another epidemic in Canadian history (smallpox, measles, tuberculosis). Describe the circumstances surrounding the epidemic, the impact on a specific geographical area, and the changes made to the health system because of the epidemic.
Books
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
by
John Mack Faragher
Call Number: FC 2041 .F37 2005
Publication Date: 2005-02-17
Acadian Redemption: From Beausoleil Broussard to the Queen's Royal Proclamation
by
Warren A. Perrin
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Archaeological Perspectives on the French in the New World
by
Elizabeth M. Scott (Editor)
Publication Date: 2017-05-09
Acadia, Maine, and New Scotland: Marginal Colonies in the Seventeenth Century
by
John G. Reid
Call Number: FC 2043 .R44 1981
Publication Date: 1981-06-01
Books
At the Ocean's Edge: a History of Nova Scotia to Confederation
by
Margaret Conrad
Call Number: FC 2321 .C66 2020
Publication Date: 2020
The Acadian Diaspora: An Eighteenth-Century History
by
Christopher Hodson
Call Number: E 184 .A2 H64 2012
Publication Date: 2012-06-08
The Acadians: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph
by
Dean Jobb
Call Number: FC 2041 .J62 2005
Publication Date: 2005
The Acadians: In Search of a Homeland
by
James Laxer
Call Number: FC 2041 .L33 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Books
The Story of French New Orleans: History of a Creole City
by
Dianne Guenin-Lelle
Publication Date: 2016-02-04
The Cajuns: Americanization of a People
by
Shane K. Bernard
ISBN: 1578065232
Publication Date: 2003-03-12
La Nouvelle France: The Making of French Canada: A Cultural History
by
Peter M. Moogk
Call Number: FC 305 .M66 2000
Publication Date: 2000-04-30
The Acadian Deportation: Deliberate Perfidy or Cruel Necessity?
by
N E S Griffiths
Call Number: FC 2043.5 .G75 1969
Publication Date: 1969
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